The Hindu

‘Open, Distance and Digital Learning a transformative force in shaping India’s education system’

Open, Distance and Digital Learning (ODDL) has expanded the reach of equity and opportunity, embodying the spirit of the National Education Policy 2020, which emphasises flexibility, multiple ...
The Nation Newspaper

FUTA open distance learning bridging admission gaps, says ODIC director

A Professor of Mathematics and Director, Open and Distance Learning Centre (ODIC) at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State, Felix Ilesanmi Alao, in this interview with our ...
CNN

What’s lost in the rush to online learning

Nobody told me that there would be planking. Monday morning, my wife and I got our kids up and ready for the first day of distance learning in the Minnesota school system. By 8:30, we had completed ...
The Nation Newspaper

Open Distance Learning, solution to admission seekers’ problem, says UI

The University of Ibadan (UI) has said the motive for its “Open Distance Learning” (ODL) is to proffer solution to problem being faced by university education seekers. It stated that it would ...
The Conversation

Online learning can be hard for students with disabilities: how to help

The first case of COVID-19 in South Africa was reported in March 2020 and on March 15, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a series of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Naija Gist - Latest

7 Nigerian universities making online learning a serious competitor

As internet access and affordable smartphones spread, Nigerian universities are turning online programmes from emergency stopgaps into long-term offerings that compete with private online providers ...
The Conversation

Taking stock of postgraduate students in open and distance learning institutions

South Africa has one of the lowest graduation rates at Master’s and doctoral levels. Shutterstock High graduation rates are essential for innovation in modern industrialised societies. This is ...